When I eat out I want it to be special, consequently I don?t eat out often. You might have seen the advice on how exactly to shave calories at restaurants but really, are you wanting to pay high restaurant prices for undressed salads and plain steamed vegetables? Or even, how then is it possible to solve the dilemma of way too many calories when you eat out?

Here are seven tips for obtaining the calories out of restaurant meals while still ordering your favorites.

1. Say NO to super sizing. The size you ordered has already been too large. Stop super sizing and you?ll save money. Better still, order one dinner and have for a supplementary plate. Many restaurants will do this for a dollar or two, and it?s well worth it. Then share the meal with your friend and you split the price straight down the center. Another option is to order from the so called ?appetizer? menu. Two different people could order three entrees, one dessert and split the whole lot and it?s still a ton of food!

2. Skip the bread and rolls. Many family restaurants still serve a bread basket with your meal. Unless it?s a brand new baked loaf or some really special bread, just skip it. You don?t need to fill up on ordinary bread once you?re paying good money for meals. Just ask for it to be studied away when you can?t resist, but frankly, you?re an adult, it is possible to resist, to be able to. You can simply choose not to put a roll on your plate. Try it, just once and see if you don?t walk out of this restaurant feeling strangely powerful.

If you can?t miss the rolls, at least skip the butter. That?s right. Eat it plain. Whole grain bread is delicious all by itself.

3. Stop Ordering Drinks. Carbonated drinks are a huge cash cow for restaurants. For pennies they sell you a squirt of syrup and carbonated water and become they?re doing you a big favor by only charging you $1.29 for a huge 64 ounce soda. Start saving those dollars. Particularly if you?re ordering ?to go? miss Shish Taouk . If you?re eating it there, ask for water, or at the very least switch to diet drinks. Never drink ?fat pop.?

4. Slow Down YOU TAKE IN Too Fast! What?s the rush? Invest some time, savor the moment, benefit from the flavors. A big part of phoning your hunger signals and understanding how to eat what really will satisfy is understanding how to recognize the subtle signs of hunger. You won?t know when you?re approaching satisfaction in the event that you?ve gobbled everything down in 5 minutes. Take a bite then notice how many times do you chew before you begin wanting to swallow? Once, twice? Make an effort to chew your food as well as your body will be notably happier. A very large section of digestion begins in the mouth area, not to mention you?ll get much more pleasure if you allow food linger.

5. Trim Visible Fat and Skin. I know, you really love your skin?needless to say you do, it tastes good, it should, it?s pure fat. Do you want to get leaner, or would you like to eat fat? You select. I never eat chicken skin rather than eat the visible fat hanging off a steak, good taste or no. You need to decide what you need more, the second?s worth of pleasure of a yummy taste, or a lifetime of carrying around a supplementary 40 lbs? I know this is counter to the reduced carb crowd?s belief that fat is good, carbs are evil, but I?ve maintained an 80 pound weight loss for 18 years without dieting and I don?t eat visible fat or skin. Enough said.

6. Ask for a Doggie Bag at the start of Meal. When the food is served, immediately portion off some to take home for tomorrow. Most restaurants in america serve way too much. There is absolutely no law you have to eat it all. Do this frequently and soon you?ll find you?re getting a supplementary lunch out of that meal.

7. Get yourself a copy of Restaurant Confidential by Michael F. Jacobson and Jayne Hurley, and begin checking out just how many calories you?re really eating. If you eat out frequently and you also carry extra weight, then that?s most likely the problem right there. This little book will let you realize why it seems you don?t eat that much yet it is possible to?t lose any weight. Hardees recently introduced a fresh burger that clocks in at only under 1200 calories simply by itself! Now that?s frightening.

If you actually want to get a handle on your weight problem, look first to where you eat, second at what you eat, and third just how much you eat. Where, What and JUST HOW MUCH? Try these steps choosing one tip at the same time, and see how easily it is possible to take a number of the calories out of restaurant food.